Europa League 2024/25: Format, Fixtures, Dates, and Knockout Stage Qualification featuring Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Rangers.

The 2024/25 Europa League season has kicked off with the 54th edition, featuring a brand new format.

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers are competing in Europe's second tier club competition this term and are vying to reach the knockout stage.

The biggest change relates to the competition's group stage, which has become a single 36-team 'league stage'.

Each club will face eight different teams, with four home fixtures and four away.

The top eight overall advance directly to the round of 16.

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Teams that finish ninth to 24th will then compete in the knockout play-offs, with victors progressing to the last 16.

The knockout phase remains the same, with teams competing in a

When do Europa League 'league stage' fixtures take place?

Matchday 1: September 25-26 2024
Matchday 2: October 3 2024
Matchday 3: October 24 2024
Matchday 4: November 7 2024
Matchday 5: November 28 2024
Matchday 6: December 12 2024
Matchday 7: January 23 2025
Matchday 8: January 30 2025

Europa League table 2024/25 - who is on course to qualify?Man Utd's Europa League fixtures and results

Man Utd 1-1 Twente

Porto 3-3 Man Utd

Fenerbahce 1-1 Man Utd

November 7: Man Utd vs PAOK, Old Trafford, kick-off, 8pm

November 28: Man Utd vs Bodo/Glimt, Old Trafford, kick-off, 8pm

December 12: Viktoria Plzen vs Man Utd, Doosan Arena, kick-off 5.45pm

January 23: Man Utd vs Rangers, Old Trafford, kick-off 8pm

January 30: FCSB vs Man Utd, National Arena, kick-off 8pm

Tottenham's Europa League fixtures and results

Tottenham 3-0 Qarabag

Ferencvaros 1-2 Tottenham

Tottenham 1-0 AZ Alkmaar

7 November 7: Galatasaray vs Tottenham, RAMS Park, 5.45pm

28 November 28: Tottenham vs Roma, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, kick-off 8pm

12 December 12: Rangers vs Tottenham, Ibrox Stadium, kick-off 8pm

January 23: Hoffenheim vs Tottenham, PreZero Arena, kick-off 5.45pm

January 30: Tottenham vs Elfsborg, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, kick-off 8pm

Rangers' Europa League fixtures and results

Malmo 0-2 Rangers

Rangers 1-4 Lyon

Rangers 4-0 FCSB

November 7: Olympiakos vs Rangers, Georgios Karaiskakis Football Stadium, kick-off 5.45pm

November 28: Nice vs Rangers, Allianz Riviera, kick-off 8pm

December 12: Rangers vs Tottenham, Ibrox Stadium, kick-off 8pm

January 23, 2025: Manchester United vs Rangers, Old Trafford, kick-off 8pm

January 30, 2025: Rangers vs Union SG, Ibrox Stadium, kick-off 8pm

When is the Europa League knockout stage?

Knockout play-offs: February 13 and February 20, 2025
Round of 16: March 6 and March 13, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 10 and April 17, 2025
Semi-finals: May 1 and May 8, 2025
Final: May 21, 2025

Where is the 2025 Europa League final?

The 2024/25 Europa League campaign will conclude at the Estadio de San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, on May 21 2025.

What about the 2024/25 Conference League?

A third season-long European club competition was introduced in 2021/22 in the form of the Europa Conference League.

Chelsea are part of qualifying for this year's edition, alongside Kilmarnock from Scotland. Hearts will also be involved if they fail to qualify for the Europa League.

In the Europa Conference League - renamed the UEFA Conference League - teams will have six matches against six different opponents in the league phase. Games will be played between September and December.

Conference League table - who is on course to qualify? When do Conference League 'league stage' fixtures take place?

Matchday 1: October 3, 2024
Matchday 2: October 24, 2024
Matchday 3: November 7, 2024
Matchday 4: November 28, 2024
Matchday 5: December 12, 2024
Matchday 6: December 19, 2024

Chelsea's Conference League fixtures and results

Chelsea 4-2 Gent

Panathinaikos 1-4 Chelsea

November 7: Chelsea vs FC Noah, Stamford Bridge, kick-off 8pm

November 28: Heidenheim vs Chelsea, Voith-Arena, kick-off 5.45pm

December 12: FC Astana vs Chelsea, Astana Arena, kick-off 3.30pm

December 19: Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers, Stamford Bridge, kick-off 8pm

Where is the 2025 Conference League final?

Stadion Wroclaw in Poland will host the final, which will be played on May 28 2025.